threw (on)

verb

Definition of threw (on)next
past tense of throw (on)
as in slipped (on or into)
to place on one's person threw on a sweater and headed outside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw (on)
  1. put on
  2. donned
  3. rigged
Verb
  • Ambulances and medical helicopters made trips to and from the site, while unscathed survivors were put on buses.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The move also means some of the attraction's popular seasonal events will be put on hold.
    — Amy Kawata, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of put on
Verb
  • When the tour got to Must-See TV, Guthrie donned a second costume, dressing as Friends’ Rachel Green alongside Jenna Bush Hager’s Phoebe Buffay.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Six times over the course of two weeks, Johnson donned two pairs of protective gloves.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of donned
Verb
  • Trump endorsed Collins for the Republican nomination in a state where the president anchored his false claims that his 2020 defeat was rigged.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Lukashenko’s rule was challenged after a 2020 presidential election that kept him in power, when tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to protest a vote widely seen as rigged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of rigged
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“Threw (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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